[MC-190605] Formatting reset code (§r) doesn't work anymore in language files

chat reset code (§r) doesn't work at the start of the text in resource pack lang file. in 1.15 it defaults to white color and sets italic to false.

<sample rp>/assets/minecraft/lang/en_us.json

{
    "item.minecraft.golden_apple": "§rSample Text"
}

Test resource pack

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Linked issues

relates to 2

MC-182301 Some text functionalities are not available for translations Open

MC-183460 Using the "reset" color in JSON text does not reset the color to default for enchanted item names and other cases Resolved

Attachments

MC-190605.zip

Comments 7

wobst.michael 2020-06-19T20:48:42Z

The § symbol is slowly being removed from Minecraft. Use Raw JSON text instead.

Legopitstop 2020-06-19T21:01:32Z

you cannot use Raw JSON text in a resource pack's lang files. Only §r doesn't work all other colors/formats that use § work. could make it where [MOTD unicode|https://minecraft.tools/en/color-code.php] will also work in any lang file instead of §

wobst.michael 2020-06-19T21:29:19Z

Looks like I've dealt with your ticket way too fast 😉 Reopened.

Legopitstop 2020-06-19T21:45:49Z

all is good, I could see how you could have mistaken it as being the other bugs.

[Mod] violine1101 2020-06-20T19:34:05Z

This doesn't affect server names for instance. Probably only language files.

slicedlime 2021-05-19T09:46:25Z

Formatting codes are deprecated and will be removed in the future. We will continue to introduce further support for text components instead where it is still missing, so prefer moving to those wherever possible and be aware that any strings using format codes may stop working in future versions.

Bryce 2025-12-11T17:10:10Z

Does this mean you won’t be able to type §n in anymore to get custom colors and formatting in anvils and signs? How do you type “raw JSON” into that? Seems silly to remove it unless it’s causing issues.